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authorKevin Breit <battery841@src.gnome.org>2001-06-20 02:58:35 +0800
committerKevin Breit <battery841@src.gnome.org>2001-06-20 02:58:35 +0800
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Added definition.
* doc/C/apx-gloss.sgml: Added definition. * doc/C/usage-mainwindow.sgml: Routine updates. svn path=/trunk/; revision=10298
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@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@
bar</interface>, and below that, the <interface>tool
bar</interface> with buttons for different functions. The largest
part of the <interface>main window</interface> is taken up by the
- actual <interface>Inbox</interface>, where messages are listed
- and displayed. If you're running the program for the first time,
- you'll have just one message: a welcome from Ximian.
+ content view, where your messages are displayed. Above that is
+ the message list view, where a summary of your email is displayed.
+ If you're running the program for the first time,
+ you'll have one message: a welcome from Ximian.
<!-- ==============Figure=================================== -->
@@ -47,9 +48,9 @@
<note>
<title>The Way Evolution Looks</title>
<para>
- The appearance of both <application>Evolution</application>
- and <application>GNOME</application> is very easy to
- customize, so your screen might not look like this picture.
+ Both <application>GNOME</application> and <application>
+ Evolution</application>'s appearances can be customized,
+ so your graphics may not look the same as the screenshots.
</para>
</note>
</para>
@@ -68,26 +69,8 @@
rectangular group buttons.
</para>
<para>
- The shortcut group buttons are <guibutton>Evolution
- Shortcuts</guibutton> and <guibutton>Internet
- Directories</guibutton>. When you click on them, they'll slide
- up and down to give you access to different sorts of shortcuts.
- When you first start <application>Evolution</application>, you
- are looking at the <guilabel>Evolution Shortcuts</guilabel>
- category. If you click <guilabel>Internet
- Directories</guilabel>, it will slide up and you'll see buttons
- for the <guilabel>Bigfoot</guilabel> and
- <guilabel>Netcenter</guilabel> directories, as well as any
- others you or your system administrator may have added. You can
- add more groups by right-clicking on the background of the
- shortcut bar and selecting <guimenuitem>Menu
- Group</guimenuitem>. Internet directories behave a lot like
- the local contact manager, which is covered in <xref
- linkend="usage-contact">.
- </para>
- <para>
- Take a look at the <guilabel>Evolution Shortcuts</guilabel>
- again. The shortcut buttons in that category are:
+ Take a look at the <guilabel>Shortcut Bar</guilabel>
+ The shortcut buttons in that category are:
<variablelist>
@@ -102,8 +85,6 @@
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
--->
-
<varlistentry>
<term> <guibutton>Executive Summary:</guibutton></term>
@@ -116,10 +97,10 @@
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
-
+-->
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guibutton>Inbox:</guibutton></term>
+ <term> <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton></term>
<listitem>
<para>
Click the <guibutton>Inbox</guibutton> button to start
@@ -131,7 +112,7 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><guibutton>Calendar:</guibutton></term>
+ <term><guibutton>Calendar</guibutton></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The Calendar can store your appointments and To do lists
@@ -142,7 +123,7 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><guibutton>Tasks:</guibutton></term>
+ <term><guibutton>Tasks</guibutton></term>
<listitem>
<para>
A full-size view of your calendar's task pad.
@@ -151,7 +132,7 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term><guibutton>Contacts:</guibutton></term>
+ <term><guibutton>Contacts</guibutton></term>
<listitem>
<para>
The Contact Manager holds your addresses, phone numbers,
@@ -238,6 +219,11 @@
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
+ <guilabel>My Evolution</guilabel>, a quick summary to help you do
+ your tasks.
+ </listitem>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>
<guilabel>Calendar</guilabel>, for appointments and
event listings.
</para>
@@ -252,11 +238,6 @@
<guilabel>Drafts</guilabel>, for messages you started and didn't finish.
</para>
</listitem>
- <listitem>
- <para>
- <guilabel>Executive Summary</guilabel>, the quick guide to everything.
- </para>
- </listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<guilabel>Inbox</guilabel>, for incoming mail.
@@ -264,7 +245,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
+ <para>
<guilabel>Outbox</guilabel>, for messages you have written
but not yet sent. This will be empty unless you use
<application>Evolution</application> while offline.
@@ -272,7 +253,7 @@
</listitem>
<listitem>
- <para>
+ <para>
<guilabel>Sent</guilabel>, for sent mail.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -281,11 +262,11 @@
<para>
<guilabel>Trash</guilabel>, a virtual folder view of all
the messages you have marked for deletion but not yet
- expunged. Note that once you have expunged a message, it
+ <glossterm linkend="expunge">expunged</glossterm>. Note that
+ once you have expunged a message, it
is gone for good.
</para>
</listitem>
-
</itemizedlist>
</para>
@@ -306,13 +287,28 @@
than just your Inbox. To create a new folder, select
<menuchoice> <guimenu>File</guimenu>
<guisubmenu>New</guisubmenu>
- <guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice>. You'll be
+ <guimenuitem>Folder</guimenuitem></menuchoice>
+ <keycombo action="simul">
+ <keycap>Shift</keycap>
+ <keycap>Ctrl</keycap>
+ <keycap>E</keycap>
+ </keycombo>. You'll be
asked where you want to put it, and what kind of folder it
should be. You can choose from three types:
<guilabel>Mail</guilabel>, for storing mail,
<guilabel>Calendar</guilabel> for storing calendars, and
<guilabel>Contacts</guilabel> for storing contacts.
</para>
+
+ <sect2 id="subfolders">
+ <title>Subfolders</title>
+ <para>
+ <application>Evolution</application> can also manage subfolders.
+ Subfolders are folders inside of folders. This works well if
+ you want to try to separate your home folders from your work
+ folders.
+ </para>
+ </sect2>
<note>
<title>Folders Have Limits</title>
@@ -360,7 +356,8 @@
<para>
Any time new information arrives in a folder, that folder label
- is displayed in bold text.
+ is displayed in bold text, along with the amount of new messages in
+ that folder inside of paranthesis.
</para>
</sect1>
<sect1 id="usage-mainwindow-menubar">
@@ -379,7 +376,7 @@
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>File</guimenu> Menu</term>
+ <term> <guimenu>File</guimenu></term>
<listitem><para>
Anything even related to a file or to the operations
@@ -391,7 +388,7 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> Menu </term>
+ <term> <guimenu>Edit</guimenu></term>
<listitem><para>
The <guimenu>Edit</guimenu> menu holds
useful tools that help you edit text and move it around.
@@ -399,7 +396,7 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>View</guimenu> Menu </term>
+ <term> <guimenu>View</guimenu></term>
<listitem><para>
This menu lets you decide how <application>Evolution</application>
should look. Some of the features control the appearance of
@@ -409,19 +406,21 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>Actions</guimenu> Menu </term>
+ <term> <guimenu>Actions</guimenu></term>
<listitem><para>
- If you've got a direct object in mind,
- look for the verb here.
+ Holds actions which maybe applied to a message.
+ Normally, if there is only one target for the
+ action(example: reply to message), then the
+ action will be in here.
</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> Menu</term>
+ <term> <guimenu>Tools</guimenu></term>
<listitem><para>
Tools for configuring, changing, and
- setting up go here. For mail, that means things like
+ setting up preferences go here. For mail, that means things like
<guimenuitem>Mail Configuration</guimenuitem> and the
<guimenuitem>Virtual Folder Editor</guimenuitem>. For the
<interface>Calendar</interface> and the <interface>Contact
@@ -431,7 +430,7 @@
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
- <term> <guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</term>
+ <term> <guimenu>Help</guimenu></term>
<listitem><para>
Select among these items to open the
<application>Help Browser</application>
@@ -449,23 +448,3 @@
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